Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
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I've attended a seminar that included representatives of the aviation regulator and the maritime regulator. The latter opened by saying: "Without the maritime industry, half the world would freeze and half the world would starve. Without the aviation industry, there would be no aviation industry."
That's why the disruption of shipping out of Ukraine is important…..
“…maritime regulator…”. I think his battle ship were sunk long ago. I wonder what the Ukrainians would have said if the yanks decided to use cargo ships instead of Galaxy’s to get the guns and ammo in ?
Back after Tracy visited Darwin I were out the airport helping to unload a cargo plane. Noted the big lines of people loading up onto the likes of Qantas. Perhaps the cruise liners should have been used…